112 Facts About Shenron

1.

Shenron incorporated ideas from one of his earlier one-shot manga series, Dragon Boy.

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Shenron claimed that he has trouble drawing females, which is why there are relatively few female characters in the Dragon Ball series.

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Shenron is led to Goku's location by the signal emitted by the four-star ball in his possession and recruits him as a bodyguard while hoping to get his four-star ball to grant her wish for a boyfriend.

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4.

Shenron gives up on the wish after meeting Yamcha, and much later in the series, she marries Vegeta.

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Shenron is killed by King Piccolo's spawn Tambourine, but is later revived by Shenron.

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Shenron is married to Android 18 and has a daughter, Marron.

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7.

Shenron is later revealed to be a Namekian—a green-skinned, four-fingered, hairless humanoid species who created the series' titular Dragon Balls.

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Shenron dies sacrificing himself to protect Gohan during the fight against the Saiyan Nappa, and trains in the afterlife under King Kai before being wished back to life by the Namekian Dragon Balls.

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Shenron is kidnapped by Goku's brother, Raditz, and locked up in a space pod.

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10.

Shenron is first shown conquering a planet with his partner Nappa by listening to Raditz's fight on Earth using their scouters.

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11.

Shenron flees to recuperate before heading off to Planet Namek to collect its Dragon Balls before Frieza can.

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12.

Shenron is later forced to team up with Gohan, Goku, Piccolo, and Krillin so they can fight off Frieza.

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13.

Shenron helps fight against the Androids and Cell before returning to his timeline.

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14.

Shenron trained Grandpa Gohan and Ox-King, Goku and Krillin, and a few others.

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Shenron is often accompanied by his talking sea turtle companion, Umigame, who often tries to point out his flaws.

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Shenron eventually becomes Goku's ally, starts a relationship with Bulma, and later becomes a pupil of Master Roshi.

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17.

Shenron remains as a regular member of the Dragon Team, but gradually becomes less active later in the series.

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18.

Shenron is voiced by Hiroko Emori in Japanese, Rebecca Forstadt in the Harmony Gold dub, Cathy Weseluck in the Ocean dub, and Monika Antonelli in Funimation's dubs, except in Kai onwards where Brina Palencia voices him.

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19.

Shenron settles down with Krillin, and at some point, they have a daughter named Marron.

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20.

Shenron seeks the Dragon Balls to wish for world domination together with his two minions: Shu, a humanoid dog in a ninja outfit; and Mai, a woman who resorts to weaponry and technology, and serves as a foil to the bumbling personalities of her colleagues.

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21.

Shenron came into being when the Namekian who became Earth's guardian deity purged himself spiritually, and the negative energy took on a physical form after being cast off.

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22.

Shenron is imprisoned by Mutaito, the master of Master Roshi and Master Shen, in a rice cooker by the deadly Mafu-ba technique.

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23.

Shenron then takes over the King of the World's palace and has the King announce him as his successor before being confronted by Goku, who, in their second battle, punches a large hole through his abdomen.

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24.

Shenron is voiced by Takeshi Aono in Japanese, Scott McNeil in the Ocean dub, and Christopher Sabat in the Funimation dub.

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25.

Shenron's first shown offspring, Piano, helps him formulate his plan until he is killed when Goku knocks King Piccolo into him.

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26.

Shenron creates Tambourine to hunt down the contenders of the World Martial Arts Tournament to keep the sealing technique from resurfacing.

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27.

Shenron's father was imprisoned by Kami in the realm of darkness, leaving Garlic Jr.

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28.

Shenron obtains the seven Dragon Balls, wishes for immortality, and begin his quest for revenge.

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29.

Shenron is voiced by Don Brown in the Ocean dub of the film, while Chuck Huber voices Garlic Jr.

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30.

Shenron's organization, known as "Freeza's Gang" in the Viz Media localization and "Frieza Force" in the Funimation anime dub, controls a majority of Universe 7 at the peak of its power and serves as the primary antagonistic force of the first half of the Dragon Ball Z series.

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31.

Shenron is later rebuilt with cybernetic body parts and travels to Earth with his father King Cold and their forces to seek revenge, but all of them are easily killed by Trunks, who traveled back in time from the future.

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32.

Shenron is the first one killed when Vegeta interrupts his fight with Krillin and Gohan and decapitates him.

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33.

Shenron uses Vegeta like a plaything in their fight, defeats Krillin in one blow, and nearly kills Gohan.

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34.

Shenron is shown to be the most tactically skilled, as he deduced that Goku was masking his true power level by simply watching him fight.

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35.

Shenron takes the opportunity to swap bodies with one of Frieza's soldiers named Tagoma, but is killed by Vegeta shortly afterward.

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36.

Shenron survives Chiaotzu's self-destructing attack, causes Tien Shinhan to die of exhaustion, and kills Piccolo.

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37.

Shenron is defeated by Goku, who had returned to Earth after receiving intensive training from King Kai.

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38.

Shenron arrives on Earth, searching for his long-lost brother in order to recruit him in conquering other planets.

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39.

Shenron makes a single panel appearance in Toriyama's 2014 Dragon Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child special, and a minor appearance in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

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40.

Shenron is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in Japanese, Jason Gray-Stanford in the Ocean dub, and Justin Cook in the Funimation dub.

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41.

Shenron is Frieza's brother who travels to Earth to seek revenge on Goku.

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42.

Shenron tries to consume New Namek, but is eventually destroyed by Goku and Vegeta.

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43.

Shenron is voiced by Ryusei Nakao in Japanese media, and Andrew Chandler in the Funimation dub.

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44.

Shenron is an artificial life form created using the cells of several characters from the series, including Goku, Piccolo, and Frieza; as a result, Cell is able to perform techniques such as the Kamehameha.

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45.

Shenron needs Androids 17 and 18 to evolve, and when he discovers that they are already dead in his timeline, he kills the Trunks of his timeline and uses his time machine to travel back in time.

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Shenron eventually absorbs both after many battles and ascends to his perfect form.

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47.

Shenron decides to hold the Cell Games, a tournament in which he fights against Earth's strongest fighters.

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48.

Shenron is depicted to be born with a power greater than most elite adult Saiyans, and is mentally unstable as an adult.

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Shenron eventually becomes the "Legendary Super Saiyan" spoken of in legends, with his destructive tendencies only being quelled by a special controlling device created by scientists for his father, Paragus.

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50.

Shenron was temporarily sealed by Bibbidi and brought to Earth, their next target, but Bibbidi was killed by the last surviving Supreme Kai.

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51.

Shenron arrives on an alternate future Earth, encounters that timeline's version of Trunks, and wreaks havoc on the remaining human population for the sake of "justice" while calling himself Son Goku.

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52.

Shenron makes the first shown wish with the Dragon Balls: a pair of panties.

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53.

Shenron is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta in Japanese, and by Alec Willows and Richard Newman in the Ocean dub.

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54.

Shenron relaxes her stance with her younger son Goten, even training him herself.

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55.

Shenron is loosely based on the Bull Demon King from Journey to the West.

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56.

Shenron was trained in martial arts by Master Roshi alongside Goku's adoptive grandfather, Grandpa Gohan.

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57.

Shenron becomes Goku's father-in-law, Gohan and Goten's grandfather, and Pan's great-grandfather.

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58.

Shenron has a split personality where she changes between a nice, polite, blue-haired woman and a trigger-happy blonde bad girl every time she sneezes.

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59.

Shenron is not seen after the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament but is said to be chasing after Tien Shinhan.

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60.

Shenron is voiced by Mami Koyama in Japanese, Edie Mirman in the Harmony Gold dub, and Meredith McCoy in the Funimation dub.

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61.

Shenron is an elderly scientist who is one of the smartest and richest men in the world.

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62.

Shenron is responsible for modifying the Namekian spaceship that Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan use on their journey to Namek, in the search for its Dragon Balls.

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Shenron creates a special spaceship for Goku, allowing him to train in a gravitational field 100 times stronger than Earth's.

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64.

Shenron is a minor deity who lives at the top of Karin Tower, which is situated underneath Kami's lookout; a warrior named Bora and his son Upa live at the base of the tower and serve as its guardians.

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65.

Shenron trained Master Roshi for three years and gave him the Kinto'un and the Nyoi-bo, both of which are later passed on to Goku.

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Shenron is responsible for deeming people worthy of meeting Kami; Goku is the first human he has ever deemed worthy.

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67.

Shenron is voiced by Ichiro Nagai and Naoki Tatsuta in Japanese, Paul Dobson and Ted Cole in the Ocean dub, and Mark Britten and Chris Sabat in the Funimation dub.

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Shenron was originally a wanderer that lived off the land, but lives with Korin after meeting him.

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Shenron grows Senzu Beans and delivers them to Goku and his companions.

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Shenron is voiced by Brian Drummond in the Ocean dub, Lucas Gilbertson in the Blue Water dub, and Mike McFarland in the Funimation dub.

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Shenron is voiced by Takeshi Aono in Japanese, who would do so up until the Frieza arc in Dragon Ball Kai.

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Shenron was saved from Frieza's henchman Dodoria by Gohan and Krillin as a child and taken into their care.

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Shenron interprets the Earthlings' wishes when utilizing the Namekian Dragon Balls, as the wish must be said in the native language of the Namekians.

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Shenron accepts the position, revives Earth's inert Dragon Balls, and continues to serve as Earth's guardian deity throughout the rest of the series.

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Shenron is brought back to life when those killed by Cell are revived with the Dragon Balls.

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Shenron is recruited by Team Universe 7 for the Tournament of Power, where he secured victory on their behalf.

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Shenron later befriends Majin Buu and convinces the creature to reform, leading him to expel his evil tendencies which becomes a separate lifeform.

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Shenron later helps defeat the evil version of Buu by using his celebrity influence to rally the people of Earth to contribute their energy to Goku.

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Shenron is a martial artist but surpasses her father in strength.

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Shenron uses her abilities to fight crime in the city, and after Gohan appears as the Great Saiyaman, she quickly figures out his identity, and uses that knowledge to blackmail him into teaching her new techniques, including the ability to fly using her ki.

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81.

Shenron appears again in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn as a major supporting character, and in various Dragon Ball video games.

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82.

Shenron appears as a young child in the final installments of the original manga and the Dragon Ball Z anime series.

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83.

Shenron fails to track down the alien, who turns out to be Goku, but befriends Bulma's older sister Tights and returns to space.

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84.

Shenron appears in the fifteenth Dragon Ball Z film, and becomes a recurring character in Dragon Ball Super.

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85.

Shenron possesses a magic floating crystal ball that she rides on top of, which she can use to see the location of any lost item and to see into the future.

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Shenron is able to travel to the afterlife, where she recruits deceased individuals and brings them back to the living world to fight for her, though only for one day.

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Shenron makes recurring appearances, including bringing Goku back to life for one day for the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament.

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Shenron warns Son Goku not to look at the full moon, but Son Goku disobeys him and accidentally kills him while on a rampage in his giant ape form.

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Shenron is brought back to life for one day by Baba Uranai to fight Son Goku and see his growth as a martial artist.

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Shenron is voiced by Osamu Saka in the Japanese version of the original series, Kinpei Azusa in Bardock: The Father of Goku, and Shigeru Chiba in Dragon Ball Kai.

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Shenron is portrayed by Randall Duk Kim in the American live-action film Dragonball Evolution; his voice was dubbed by Hiroya Ishimaru in the Japanese version.

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Shenron is the only other Kai to appear in the original manga besides the South Kaio, and as such is usually simply referred to as Kaio-sama or Northern King Kai.

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Shenron continues to help Goku and his friends throughout the series, lending his planet locating and telecommunicating abilities for their use.

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Shenron is the father of the Saiyan princes Vegeta and Tarble.

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Shenron led the Saiyans, who have historically lived a violent lifestyle where they raid other planets, to victory in the ten-year war against the Tuffles, after which the Tuffles' home planet was renamed Planet Vegeta in his honor.

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The Dragon Balls become useless if Shenron is destroyed; in this case, they must be recreated by their creator.

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Shenron is voiced by Kenji Utsumi in the Japanese version of the series until his death in 2013 with the exclusion of episodes 192 and 193 in the series and the films, in which he is voiced by Masaharu Sato; Koji Yada in the Dr Slump remake; and Ryuzaburo Otomo since episode 97 of Kai.

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Shenron is voiced by Christopher Sabat in the Funimation dub of the series.

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Super Shenron is voiced by Ryuzaburo Otomo in Japanese and Christopher Sabat in English.

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Shenron has purple skin and a white mohawk and is always accompanied by his attendant Kibito.

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Shenron uses his power to increase Gohan's and his own life force to resurrect Goku, who decides to remain in the afterlife after his death by a self-destructing Cell.

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Shenron is voiced by Daisuke Kishio in the Japanese version of the series.

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Shenron has a long-running rivalry with Beerus, and they often bicker or engage in acts of one-upmanship like food contests and proxy wars.

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Shenron is first introduced in Dragon Ball Super as a competitor for his universe during the Tournament of Destroyers.

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Shenron is eventually exposed as a devious manipulator who feigns benevolence who is a space pirate and planet broker that discreetly profits from warmongering activities in his universe.

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Shenron is known for using his signature Time-Skip ability to manipulate time and for his capability to eliminate his assassination targets with a single strike.

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Shenron is shown to be polite and respectful, even when addressing lesser beings or those who are not from her universe, such as Goku.

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Shenron is usually accompanied by his attendant and martial arts teacher Marcarita.

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Shenron's quiet, stoic demeanor is a glimpse of his solitary nature; he is haunted by his past losses and desperately tries to undo it all by forging his own path of justice.

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Shenron is served by a pair of identical-looking attendants and is advised by the Grand Minister.

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Shenron is responsible for enforcing Zeno's decrees and welcoming guests to the supreme deity's residential palace.

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112.

Shenron praised the themes from the warriors, saying they speak to "basic yet powerful themes like faith, confidence, heroism, sacrifice, love, and understanding what is truly worth fighting for", and the ways they react while fighting, although the fights can sometimes become very long with little plot development.

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